Charles Nungester (Offline)
#4
6/5/22 12:27 PM
I welcome a discussion on this as long as it's done respectfully to each other and to the tracks and racers.
I think the biggest night we've had in Sprint car count this year was about 90 cars which means there are probably another 30-40 who've raced at least once. Perspective is 2014's Bill Gardners 2014 indiana sprint car standings which shows 188 cars had raced on dirt in In Indiana by the end of June of that year. Thanks Bill (RIP) and Mrs. G for leaving that thread up.
2013 showed 233 ran a race non wing in Indiana on dirt.
I say this to show there is only enough to support So many tracks on each night given friday and sunday are hard for many teams to make and that 90% of the teams can only run one or two nights a week, If that.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Port is the only PA track getting great car counts. Many of the others can't support four heats or a consi.
Funny thing happened to us in 2008 We were out in PA /NY/NJ amusment park tour for two weeks. Saturday we leave Elysburg for Hershey. Throw a timing belt and wait for three hours to get tow truck around noonish. I bet fifty race cars passed us while we were sitting there. The repair shop was just up the street from Big Diamond Which was off that night) Anyway 2008 was also a year Gas hit over 4.00 a gallon, the highways and amusement parks were bare Far off normal attendance)
Charles Nungester